LITCHFIELD — Some great bluegrass music can be heard at one of the largest family musical events in New England, the Blistered Fingers Bluegrass Festival, set for Wednesday, June 15, through Saturday, June 18, at the Litchfield Fairgrounds, 30 Plains Road. The festival is named for the host band, Blistered Fingers, a fast-moving award-winning traditional […]

     RUMFORD — The River Valley Growth Council and Pennacook Art Center will host an opening for its latest exhibit from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, June 9, in the lobby. The artists exhibiting will be on hand for the event. Music will be provided by Dennis Moro and light refreshments will be served. The exhibit […]

Ensemble cast superbin complex production AUBURN — “August: Osage County” achieves a landmark level of excellence for Community Little Theatre in its current production. Credit goes equally to each of the 13 actors in this unflinching portrayal of a ferociously dysfunctional family. It’s ensemble acting at its best, and this cast brings several new faces […]

100 years ago, 1916Jonas Edwards of Auburn died Wednesday afternoon from a fractured skull received in a runaway accident that noon. Mr. Edwards, one of Auburn’s most prominent and influential citizens, was seriously injured when he was thrown from a carriage on Spring street. He was showing one of his horses to an out-of-town customer. […]

The artwork of Jeanelle Demers will be displayed in the Art and Ale window at Gritty’s, 58 Main St., Auburn,  for the month of June.  In 2009,  Demers launched a portrait project she called “200 Faces,” where she painted 200 portraits of people and animals to help repay her student loans. After that 6-year endeavor was […]

Cold Blue Steel will perform at an outdoor concert from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, June 17, at Stinchfield baseball field on Beach Road. Joining the group is Brad Mates, lead singer of the country music group Emerson Drive. Opening act is Shawna Haley-Bear. Concession stand will sell hot dogs, hamburgers and drinks. Attendees should […]

The Mollyockett Chorus, billed as an “imaginative, talented, and often very funny” group of singers will perform at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, June 16, at the Brick Church for Performing Arts, 502 Christian Hill Road, Lovell. The title of the chorus’s new show, “The Women’s Book Club,” gives a hint of the chorus’s interest in parody. The group […]

BATH — The Chocolate Church Art Gallery will host an opening reception for the exhibit Three Artists Three Visions from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 16. Evelyn Dunphy, Anne Heywood and Ed McCartan will greet guests and answer questions about this exhibit that highlights the distinctly different interpretations these artists glean from their natural […]